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Gumshoes
They'd written it off as a cold case, but I was hot on the trail. That's when trouble knocked on my door, and trouble had a name...
Gumshoes is a White/Blue Detective typal deck full of slinking sleuths outfitted with clue tokens, buffs, and stealthy gambits. Once the pieces fall into place, crack clues to make your hardboiled investigators unblockable and bust the case wide open!
Make efficient plays with Curious Inquiry and Mistway Spy and set up your mid-game. Don't overextend into sweepers if you have a lead.
Mid Game
Turns 3-4
Develop your board while leaving up interaction. This is where the deck's threat-answer flexibility shines — read the matchup and pivot accordingly.
Late Game
Turn 5+
Leverage Armed with Proof and Private Eye to dominate the late game. Resolve your biggest threats and protect them.
Deck Play Profile
Derived from automated card-by-card analysis across all known versions. The Capability Profile shows how the deck measures up across six functional dimensions — pressure, interaction, card advantage, and more. The Play Style hexagon uses the same data to place the deck on the aggro–control–combo–midrange spectrum.
Capability Profile
Play Style
Deck average (all versions)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Flexible threat-answer ratio adapts to different matchup archetypes
Individual card quality means you win most fair fights
Slower than aggro decks and can struggle if forced to play purely reactively in the early game
Weaker to overwhelming synergy decks that go "above" fair interaction
